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Prompted by recent threads, I'm wondering if I can do anything about the flush in my loo.
It works fine but uses loads of water per flush. Can I replace the flush valve with a dual flush one, and if so what do I need?
(There is an isolation valve on the water supply to the cistern.)
Can you rotate the ball to make it cut off sooner?
Maybe space in there for a plastic bottle of water to take up some space?
brick in cistern?
I have heard that you can just put a brick in the toilet hut I have no idea how it would get round the u bend
WC water displacement bag. Water companies used to supply them FOC so try them first
If you look down the side of the syph<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">on are there any plastic plugs that you could remove?</span>
These break the syphon action when the water level gets down to them.
You can stick a dual flush in it but it would also be worth putting a quick fill / silent valve in it when you have it it disassembled / drained down.
Something like https://www.toolstation.com/fluidmaster-lever-dual-flush-valve/p32789
Thanks. Was wondering if I could have a choice of flush size like modern loos. Can you get dual flush buttons that fit where my handle is; and can I fit a dual flush valve in place of this old one?
Edit. Ignore that - cross post with binman who's answered my question thanks 🙂
Whatever else you do, add a support from the float valve assembly to the inside of the cistern. The threaded loop above the elbow should have a plastic screw in that touches the cistern and counteracts the bending force of the float; you really don't want the inlet to break 🙂
You can also use a Hippo water saver. Similar idea to the brick in the cistern and simpler than a new flush mechanism. Other similar items are almost certainly available.
https://www.hippo-the-watersaver.co.uk/index.html
Update to say thanks to binman and timba. Loo now has eco dual flush, and potentially dodgy float valve replaced with a new quick fill one.
There are plenty dual flush valve available. alternatively, you can try a different toilet with sink on top. The water used for washing your hand will flow into the toilet cistern, that will save you a lot of water.
Here is the actual toilet image. https://www.durovinbathrooms.com/toilet-pan/close-coupled-toilet/rimless-close-coupled-toilet-pan-with-sink-179wb .
Update to say thanks to binman and timba. Loo now has eco dual flush, and potentially dodgy float valve replaced with a new quick fill one.
Is that a flapper instead of a siphon? You will waste more water when it leaks than you ever would with a siphon